The Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-Century PoetryRoutledge, 08.01.2020 - 480 Seiten Originally published in 1949, this title was written in order to help establish a better understanding of the ‘stock diction’ of eighteenth-century English poetry, and, in particular, of the diction commonly used in the description of nature. The language characteristic of so much of the poetry of this period had been severely criticized for a long time. But in the twenty or thirty years prior to publication some effort had been made to review the subject and the problem. However, several questions still remained unanswered, and more exhaustive analysis needed to be undertaken. This volume was an effort to provide answers for some of these questions and to begin the analysis that was required. |
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... observed in a description where a personal pronoun finally gives away his habitual interest: The pow'r that ministers to God's decrees, And executes on earth what Heav'n foresees, Call'd Providence, or Chance, or Fatal Sway, Comes with ...
... observed in a description where a personal pronoun finally gives away his habitual interest: The pow'r that ministers to God's decrees, And executes on earth what Heav'n foresees, Call'd Providence, or Chance, or Fatal Sway, Comes with ...
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... observed in the poetry of natural description. It is important that these faults should be understood in order that the criticism of this diction may be properly informed. And one of the most satisfactory ways of undertaking such study ...
... observed in the poetry of natural description. It is important that these faults should be understood in order that the criticism of this diction may be properly informed. And one of the most satisfactory ways of undertaking such study ...
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... observations had been made. There is, I think, a particular value in going back to two or three early critics to see what they thought caused the failure of so much of this poetry. Warton, Aikin, and Trapp were not obliged to justify a ...
... observations had been made. There is, I think, a particular value in going back to two or three early critics to see what they thought caused the failure of so much of this poetry. Warton, Aikin, and Trapp were not obliged to justify a ...
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... observe the wonderful sameness of thoughts and expressions in passages culled from a dozen different authors. An ... observation: “There will also be found in these volumes little of what is usually called poetic diction; as much pains ...
... observe the wonderful sameness of thoughts and expressions in passages culled from a dozen different authors. An ... observation: “There will also be found in these volumes little of what is usually called poetic diction; as much pains ...
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... observation are also unpoetic if they are deprived of such a context. The solar orb is perhaps a more accurate phrase than the chariot of Phoebus, but it is quite as capable of hackneyed use. The mere acceptance of the Copernican ...
... observation are also unpoetic if they are deprived of such a context. The solar orb is perhaps a more accurate phrase than the chariot of Phoebus, but it is quite as capable of hackneyed use. The mere acceptance of the Copernican ...
Inhalt
THE FORMATION OF A SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE FOR NATURAL DESCRIPTION | |
STABILITY AND CHANGE IN THE LANGUAGE OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY | |
THE INTERCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE AND POETIC DICTION | |
Illustrations from Earlier Poetry and Scientific Literature | |
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The Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-Century Poetry John Arthos Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2020 |
The Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-century Poetry John Arthos Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1949 |
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